STUDENT REFLECTIONS ON THE GROUP PROJECT back to home
Student 1. I usually don’t like to work in groups but this project made me a better team player. Sometimes it was a hard assignment but it was also interesting.
Student 2. Never before I had ever heard of a project manager, creating a task schedule, taking meeting minutes and keeping a meeting agenda. It helped to keep us organized and on track with our work.
Student 3. The group project was fun because …we were able to improve our ability to manage an assignment between several people.
Student 4. I used to like work alone, but this time, I learned that working as a group can yield results that I could not ever think of alone.
Student 5. I feel that I have become more comfortable with computers since taking this course. I had never used wiki or a blog program such as that before and I got a good understanding of how to use it and actually put it to good use in our group work. Technology and I do not usually get along, but this class has made me more comfortable.
Student 6. I think that the biggest thing that I will take from this class is communication. This probably seems obvious considering the class, but the new communication techniques that I’ve learned are what will stay with me. The focus on group work in this class has developed some new ideas that will be useful outside of class and in the business world. One idea that I had not come across before now was the different ways to complete group work. I had never come across the layered group work before this class and I think it will be quite a useful process to implement in other groups that I work in. I also think that the idea of project management is key to successful work amongst group members. This wasn’t a topic that I had given much thought to in the past. Now I think that there is almost no point to having a group without it. Project management streamlines the production of work and maintains efficiency throughout the group so that everything can be completed. I now have a solid foundation for the tools that can be used to promote project management. The Team Charter, Minutes, and Task Schedule are all used to convey ideas between group members and to keep everyone updated on what happens next.
Student 7. This was the most practical class I have taken in my coursework so far. Thank you for a great experience.
Student 8. My favorite thing about the class was doing and preparing for the group project.… The wiki sites were the best thing I had ever used for group work and I hope this catches on with other professors for other classes because it’s a wonderful tool and extremely useful.
Student 9. The most valuable thing that I will take from the course would be how to organize a group project, not only saying that this person will do this and another person will do that but how to do it in such a way that deadlines can be met and that any issues that might arise will be dealt with. In my group, we divided most of the work in a layered style, then did other parts by dividing. I think this style worked very good it gave us the opportunity to work to gather as a group while also putting each individuals strengths to use.
Student 10. At first, I was quite apprehensive about having to do a group project that would account for 20% of the grade. As it turned out, however, the project gave me the knowledge that I will need to succeed in the professional world…. The amount of effort that my group put into the project was phenomenal. Each member brought his own unique ideas to the table which allowed us to experiment with different ideas to receive a good grade. We were also able to successfully divide group work in an effective manner such that no member did too much work, but also let each member thrive in an area that he excelled in. We were able to bounce off of each others’ successes in order to succeed as a team.
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Student 1. I usually don’t like to work in groups but this project made me a better team player. Sometimes it was a hard assignment but it was also interesting.
Student 2. Never before I had ever heard of a project manager, creating a task schedule, taking meeting minutes and keeping a meeting agenda. It helped to keep us organized and on track with our work.
Student 3. The group project was fun because …we were able to improve our ability to manage an assignment between several people.
Student 4. I used to like work alone, but this time, I learned that working as a group can yield results that I could not ever think of alone.
Student 5. I feel that I have become more comfortable with computers since taking this course. I had never used wiki or a blog program such as that before and I got a good understanding of how to use it and actually put it to good use in our group work. Technology and I do not usually get along, but this class has made me more comfortable.
Student 6. I think that the biggest thing that I will take from this class is communication. This probably seems obvious considering the class, but the new communication techniques that I’ve learned are what will stay with me. The focus on group work in this class has developed some new ideas that will be useful outside of class and in the business world. One idea that I had not come across before now was the different ways to complete group work. I had never come across the layered group work before this class and I think it will be quite a useful process to implement in other groups that I work in. I also think that the idea of project management is key to successful work amongst group members. This wasn’t a topic that I had given much thought to in the past. Now I think that there is almost no point to having a group without it. Project management streamlines the production of work and maintains efficiency throughout the group so that everything can be completed. I now have a solid foundation for the tools that can be used to promote project management. The Team Charter, Minutes, and Task Schedule are all used to convey ideas between group members and to keep everyone updated on what happens next.
Student 7. This was the most practical class I have taken in my coursework so far. Thank you for a great experience.
Student 8. My favorite thing about the class was doing and preparing for the group project.… The wiki sites were the best thing I had ever used for group work and I hope this catches on with other professors for other classes because it’s a wonderful tool and extremely useful.
Student 9. The most valuable thing that I will take from the course would be how to organize a group project, not only saying that this person will do this and another person will do that but how to do it in such a way that deadlines can be met and that any issues that might arise will be dealt with. In my group, we divided most of the work in a layered style, then did other parts by dividing. I think this style worked very good it gave us the opportunity to work to gather as a group while also putting each individuals strengths to use.
Student 10. At first, I was quite apprehensive about having to do a group project that would account for 20% of the grade. As it turned out, however, the project gave me the knowledge that I will need to succeed in the professional world…. The amount of effort that my group put into the project was phenomenal. Each member brought his own unique ideas to the table which allowed us to experiment with different ideas to receive a good grade. We were also able to successfully divide group work in an effective manner such that no member did too much work, but also let each member thrive in an area that he excelled in. We were able to bounce off of each others’ successes in order to succeed as a team.